diff --git a/.zuul.yaml b/.zuul.yaml
index 170111275..acf13ce7c 100644
--- a/.zuul.yaml
+++ b/.zuul.yaml
@@ -8,6 +8,15 @@
       - openstack/devstack-gate
       - openstack/nova
       - openstack/python-novaclient
+    irrelevant-files:
+      - ^(test-|)requirements.txt$
+      - ^.*\.rst$
+      - ^doc/.*$
+      - ^novaclient/tests/.*$
+      - ^releasenotes/.*$
+      - ^setup.cfg$
+      - ^tools/.*$
+      - ^tox.ini$
 
 - project:
     templates: